India, March 12 -- A major fire broke out late last night at Tarini Market under Bharatpur police limits in Bhubaneswar, damaging more than six shops and reducing several of them to ashes.

According to reports, the fire was noticed around 12.30 am near Kalinga Studio Square when thick smoke was seen coming out of a shop in the market. Passersby initially thought the smoke was from burning garbage and ignored it. However, the flames soon intensified and began spreading rapidly.

The flames spread from one shop to several nearby makeshift shops. Shops selling clothes, vegetables, fruits and stationery were among those destroyed in the incident. Despite efforts by shop owners and local residents to control the flames, the fire could not be ...